When is too much too much?
I do love me some Treehugger blog site, but there's a problem. Possibly because I read most of my blogs at work (it's okay, they know), when I go to see what post they have that day, I don't just get one, I get more like 12 to 14.
As of this entry, they had 15. Some of which were continued on other pages.
That's a heck of a lot of reading on one blog.
The point is, even if the reading is compelling (as it is on Treehugger), is that too much for the average blog reader? Or is it showing us that blogs can evolve into something like a daily newspaper that's focused on particular topics?
Treehugger must've been thinking the same thing because they recently ran a survey asking readers if they thought they were posting too much, too little, or just right (fairly savvy, right?).
The overwhelming majority, 510, said they were posting the right amount every day. Not enough posts, said 205 others. Only 75 (including yours truly) said they were posting too much.
I'm not alone here, but my crowd seems to be trailing a distant third.
Any thoughts?
you have exactly 15 seconds to get your point across in my world. i don't have the time, even if i care about the cause. tell me who, what, when, where and why i should give a hoot and let me move on with my day. i love trees. i don't love 15 posts!
Good point, Em. I guess the good thing is they aren't printing out 15 posts a day on cardstock and mailing them out!
I use a program that compiles all my blogs for me to read, but I definitely group out the ones that have more than 10 posts a day, otherwise they'd be totally dominating my reading list entries.
As for me, i should blog more often (I aim for 3-4 times a week, but often only do once or twice)
and yes, unless I'm fanatic about tree saving, I don't think I can bear through 15 posts a day.
Wow, that does seem rather excessive... I think I'd feel overwhelmed and not tune in at all, which is sad!
H.C. - I think once or twice is perfect, especially for a personal blog. Thanks for weighing in!
Steph - Excessive and overwhelmed, good observation. Not exactly what I have in mind for a good mindset for "saving the earth".